Thankful for opinions.
After much mulling regarding our 10 day trip to Switzerland we have decided to keep our area of visit limited to the Berner Oberland area as we are outdoors/scenery/hiking driven and realize 10 days is not enough to see all of Switzerland to our liking.
That being said what are opinions on the following:
We arrive in Geneva at 9:15 am on a Saturday. We will be renting a car for travel to Lauterbrunnen.
Since we likely will not be back to Switzerland any time soon we are thinking of taking a detour drive to the Zermatt area for a quick glimpse of the Matterhorn before heading to Lauterbrunnen.
Will it be too late in the day if we get there after noon?
Will we be able to park our car nearby?
What is the best way to see a glimpse of Matterhorn? I have heard there is a gondola ride with a quick hike to be able to view it assuming the weather cooperates. What is the name of that route?
Will our 1/2 travel pass be able to be used on this route?
Do we need to make reservations in advance?
Thank you!